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themselves up  to  the  sweet  entanglements  of  a  new mistress.

What is  the  strongest  force  in  nature  ? Desire. It underlies all  activities  and  is  the  sum  of  all  forces. Man desires  food  and  raiment,  companionship,  audten thousand gratifications  which  money  will  buy. Some desire knowledge,  some  fame,  and  all  spend  their  time in what  is  called  the  pursuit  of  happiness. Entering upon the  blinder  forces  of  nature,  w^e  find  attrac- tion pulling one  way  and  repulsion  another  way;  the inconstant wind  hurrying  in  this  direction  or  that ; water rising  and  floating  ofl"  in  clouds,  then  falling  and seeking  the  sea  !  the  great  golden  sun  keeping  in  mo- tion illimitable  life  and  transformation.  What  is  the key  note  of  desire  ?  Dissatisfaction.  With  all  wants satisfied  there  would  be  no  desire ;  without  desire there  would  be  no  change ;  without  change  no  progress ; and  without  progress  it  were  a  dead  universe.